Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12861, William Elliott, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Elliott, William
S 12861
Carded.
CONTENTS

Paid a to the Treasury under the Act of the 16 th April 1838 from 4 th Sep 1839 to 4 th March 1840. Age Notified 3 rd Dec 1840
1886 June 18 W m E Elliott for the object of his enquiry for information 1886 July 1 W m E Elliott with history & noted Joseph Elliott (file 84-09) Prior
11.835
Pennsylvania
William Elliott
Bradford in the State of Pennsylvania who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain _____ of the Regt: command Col. Livingston in the N.Y. Genl. Arty one for James.
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum commence on the 4 th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 day of July 1833 and dated
Claimant. Towanda
Arrears to the 4 th of March 1833 $46.66 Semi-annual allowance ending Sept. 11.66
$58.32
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk
Book E Vol. 5 Page 17

William Elliott 10. 868
Spencer July 28. 1832

State of Pennsylvania
Bradford County ss: on this 28 th day of July AD 1832
personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the Orphan's court, of Bradford County, being a court of Record now sitting. William Elliott a resident of Rome Township in the county of Bradford State of Pennsylvania aged Eighty years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832 That he enlisted into the service of the United States in the year 1775 for the term of during the war as an artificer or furnaceman at Ancram in the state of New York, and was employed as such in the the Furnace, with the exception hereinafter stated, till the year 1781. when he was discharged The said furnace belonged to Robert Livingston but was in the use & occupancy of the United States, of the said Robert was appointed the manager of the same. In the spring of 1777 in May, he entered the military service of the United States in the company commanded by Capt. Hendrick Pulver in the regiment of Col. Henry Livingston and served in the same until the last of November following when he was discharged, immediately returned to the said Ancram Furnace & to his employment in the same. He was a resident of Ancram aforesaid when he enlisted On entering the military service as aforesaid he was marched from Ancram to Skeneborough where he was joined to the main army under Genl.

Schuyler & Lincoln, who were then on a retreat. The army continued to retreat from Schenectady to Fort Edward and thence to Half Moon Point at the junction of the Hudson & Mohawk Rivers. The army marched from Half Moon Point to Saratoga where Burgoyne surrendered. He was in the battle at Saratoga, at the taking or surrendering of Burgoyne. He had no written discharge from his service as furnace man, but he, with others of the furnace men who were engaged with him in the said Military service had a general written discharge, but that is not now in his possession having as he believes been long since lost or destroyed. He has no documentary evidence, and he knows of no person, whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service. He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity, except the present pension, that his name is not on the pension roll of the army of any state.
Sworn & Subscribed in open court on this 28th day of July 1832 Witness my hand at the trial of said Court the day & year aforesaid
William Elliott
E. S. Goodrich Clerk
Interrogated by the court
 1 Where you born an Livingston Manor Albany County N.Y.  2 Have you any record of your age am My father has the record & I have taken it from that  3 Where did you live when called into service an in Livingston Manor  4 Where have you lived since the Revolutionary war an Part of the time in the State of New York & the remainder in Wysox (now) Penn in Bradford Co Pa  5 How were you called into service an I volunteered 
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6 State the names of some of Your Regular Officers as Col Livingston I have stated in my declaration
7. Since you ever receive a discharge or am I did receive a discharge or sep from Gen Gates it is now lost or destroyed
8 State the names of persons to whom you are known in your neighborhood who can testify to your truth & veracity &c
as William Myer & Capt Samuel Woodruff
We William Myer & Samuel Woodruff hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Elliott & who has subscribed a sworn to the foregoing declaration that we believe him to be of the age of Eighty Years that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn & subscribed in open court July 28. 1832 E. G. Goodrich Clerk
William Myer
Samuel Woodruff
And the said Court hereby declare their opinion after investigating the matter & after putting the interrogatories pre- scribed by the War Department that William Elliott the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states. And the Court further certifies that William Myer & Samuel Woodruff who signed the above certificate are residents in the neighborhood of the said applicant and are credible persons and that the statement is entitled to credit — and that no clergyman could be conveniently procured who had knowledge of the facts.
Bradford County
I, Elisha G. Goodrich Clerk of the Orphan Court of Bradford County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Elliott for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court this 28th day of July AD 1832 E. G. Goodrich Clk. &c

10.868
William Elliott
Q. R.
Admitted Imos $23.33
Claimant - Towanda Pa

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: } ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of William Elliott Bradford County Pa
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1775- artificer Furnace man Private Capt. Pilsen Col. Livingston Battle of Saratoga thro' the State of New York Levingston Mayor Hudson aged 80 yrs  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
☞ The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

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September 8, 1925
William L. Chitty 710 F. P. Fay Building 326 West Third St., Los Angeles, California
Sir:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 12861 it appears that William Elliott was born August 2, 1752 at Livingston Manor, Albany County, New York.
While a resident of Ancram, Livingston Manor, New York he served from May 1775 until May 1777 as artificer or furnaceman under Robert Livingston at the Ancram Furnace.
He enlisted in May 1777, served seven months as private in Captain Hendrick Pulver's Company, Colonel Henry Livingston's New York Regiment and was in the second battle of Saratoga, immediately after which, he returned to the Ancram Furnace and served until 1781 under said Robert Livingston.
He was allowed pension on his application executed July 28, 1832 while a resident of Rome Township, Bradford

County, Pennsylvania.
It is not stated whether he was ever married.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.
Date of death not in AB.

no 37076
William Elliot
St. Penn 2 Vd & L. May 25. 46
3309
act 7 June 1832

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
November 27 th 1848.
Sir :
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," William Elliott, ————— a Pensioner on the Roll of the Philadelphia Agency, at the rate of Twenty three Dollars and 33 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1839, to the 4 th March 1840.
Respectfully yours,
Alison N. Parris
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

Washington
July 19. 1905.
Sir,
I have been requested to enclose the application of William Elliott of Penn l . herewith enclosed for the benefit of the act of June 1932, with an affidavit of John Elliott and Ozie Bingham in support of the service.
Ozie Bingham was a conductor of Penn l and a pensioner under act 1932.
I remain
very respectfully
Your move
On line
Adm. Navy
J. L. Edwards Esq. Comm r of Pensions

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Bradford County ss.
I personally appeared before Harry Morgan a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Bradford. Oziel Bingham a Conductor of Trains in the Revolutionary War aged 94 Years and after being duly sworn doth depose & say that he was frequently at Sivingtons Furnace at Sivingtons Manor in the State of New York during the Revolutionary War & that the Furnace was taken & devoted to the use of the Government or Army of the United States. & he was informed that William Elliott now living in Bradford County in the State of Pennsylvania was an Officer entered in the service of the States in the employment and service as such in the said Furnace - he thinks the Furnace was taken at the commencement of the War & held during the War to the Close and further this deponent saith not.
Sworn & subscribed before me this 16 th OCT 1844
Oziel his Bingham mark
Harry Morgan Jus. of the peace
Witness
Oziel Bingham Bradford County ss
I do hereby certify that the above named Oziel Bingham is a Creditable person and of known Respectability Witness my hand & seal this 16 th OCT 1844
Harry Morgan Jus. of the peace

State of Pennsylvania Bradford County } ss
I Aaron Chubbuck Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Bradford County do certify that Henry Morgan Esq. before whom the within deposition was taken, at the time of taking thereof was a Justice of the peace in & for said County, commissioned and duly qualified and that full faith and credit are given to his acts as such — That I am acquainted with his signature and believe the within purporting to be his is genuine
In testimony whereof I have set my hand & the seal of the Court at Scranton the 25 th day of February A D 1845
Aaron Chubbuck Prothonotary

We Joseph Towner a Clergyman residing in the Township of Rome Bradford County and Peter Allen in the same Township and County hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Elliott who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be ninety three years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to and subscribed this 22 nd day of Feb y AD 1845 Before Me J. M. Woodburn A.P.
Joseph Towner Peter Allen
Bradford County ss
I do hereby certify that the above named Joseph Towner and Peter Allen are credible and of known respectability. Witness My hand & Seal this 22 nd day of Feb y 1845
J. M. Woodburn Justice of the peace
State of Pennsylvania
Bradford County ss
I Aaron Chubbuck Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Bradford County do hereby certify that D. M. Bull before whom the foregoing affidavit was taken and whose name is attached to the certificate thereof is now and was at the time of the taking thereof one of the Associate Judges of the County of Bradford and that full faith and credit are given to his acts as such — And further I do hereby certify that J. M. Woodburn Esq before whom the above & foregoing depositions were taken is a Justice of the peace in said county, duly commissioned and qualified as such & that full faith & credit are given to his acts as such — that I am acquainted with the signatures of Judge Bull & Esq Woodburn & believe the same purporting to be theirs respectively to be genuine
In testimony whereof I have set my hand & the seal of the Court at Towanda this 25 th day of February AD 1845
Aaron Chubbuck Prothy

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Bradford County ss
Personally appeared before J. M. Woodburn a Justice of the peace in and for the county of Bradford John Elliott aged 75 years and after being Duly Sworn doth depose and say that he lived within half a mile of Levingston Furnace in Levingston Mannin in the state of New York that William Elliott was called into the service of the United States and served as stated in his declaration I was Personally at Levingston Furnace at different times and I do know that William Elliott worked in the Furnace as an artificer when in the use of the United States Government and that they cast cannon balls grape shot and chain shot for the army I think he worked in the Furnace until the close of the war from my Personal knowledge the facts contained in the declaration of William Elliott I believe them to be true and further this deponent saith not
Sworn and subscribed before
John Elliott
Me this 24 th day of Feb. A.D. 1845
J. M. Woodburn Justice of the Peace
(seal) Bradford County ss
Ever I do hereby certify that the above named John Elliott is a creditable person and of known Respectability. Witness My hand & seal this 24 th day of Feb 1845 J. M. Woodburn Justice of the Peace

Pension Office
August 23 1845
Sir,
The supplemental declaration of Thomas Holland under the act of 7 June 1832 has been examined and filed.
Claimant alleges, that he served a term of 3 months, under Capt Lane in 1781, and after the expiration of that term, took the service of Captain Stevens, a 12 months man, three months of whose service only had expired. No objection will be made to the first term as the Certificate of the Comptroller of North Carolina shows a person bearing the same name was paid for about that amount of service; but the service as a substitute could have been rendered only in the Continental Line, evidence of which should be found in the office of the Secretary of State at Raleigh, and unless sustained by the records in that office will not be allowed.
In the case of William Elliott, who now for the first time asserts a claim for service as a private and artificer from 1775, to the end of the war, under the act of 7 June 1832, the service is not supported and sustained as the rules require.

He alleges that he enlisted in May 1775 under Col Henry Livingston and Major Ira Brock, and marched to Skeneateles or Fort Edward under Capt. Putnam, and was then sent back to the Farmhouse in Livingston Manor. The rolls of the Artillery in this office do not bear the name of Claimant Nor does the Department possess any knowledge of any Artillery belonging to the Continental Service, in service at that place. If he was in service in the Militia, evidence thereof should be found at Albany.
This Claim, presented at this late day, will not be allowed unless sustained by the most satisfactory record evidence.
Alexander Ray Esq Present
Reject this cla act 1832 NY
Albany Aug 23 1846

He stated that he served from May 1775 to 1781, (the period of 7 mos. military service excepted) as Artificer or Furnace-man at the Ancram Furnace under Robert Livingston, which was not construed as military service .

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of William Elliott a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. S. F. 12,861.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     May, 1777. 7 mos Pri. Hendrick Pulver Henry Livingston N. Y.                                     
Battles engaged in, 2 d battle of Saratoga.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Ancram Livingston Manor, N. Y.
Date of application for pension, July 28, 1832. His cl. was al
Residence at date of application, Rome Twp., Bradford Co., Pa.
Age at date of application, 80 Aug. 2, 1752 at Livingston Manor, Albany Co. N.Y.
Remarks: He stated that he served from May, 1775 to, 1781 (the period of 7 mos military service excepted), as Artificer or Furnace man at the Ancram Furnace, under Robt. Livingston, which was not construed as military service. There is no data relative to wife or children.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services.
Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.
L. W. B. I. 12861.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
O. W. & N. DIV.
REVOLUTIONARY.
June 9, 1897.
Sir:-
Replying to your request for information concerning William Elliott, a soldier of the Revolutionary war, you are advised that he made an application for pension on July 28, 1832, at which time he was 80 years of age and residing at Rome, Penna., and his pension was allowed for seven months' actual service as a private in the New York troops, Revolutionary war; a part of the time he served under Capt. Pulver and Col. Livingston. He enlisted at Ancram, N. Y.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Mr. W. C. Elliott,
Reynoldsville, Penna.

Mrs E. E. Maynard. 308 So. Summit Ave Sioux Falls So. Dak.
(Mary Lansing Elliott Maynard)
Personal request of Aug. 5, 1915.

OWM OFFICE OF THE REYNOLDSVILLE VOLUNTEER
W. C. ELLIOTT, Editor and Proprietor.
A First-Class Republican Journal.
A Complete Job Office in Connection.
Reynolds ville, Pa., May 24 1897.
Gentlemen!-
I wish to get some information concerning my great grandfather Wm Elliott for family history. He was a revolutionary soldier, born and enlisted at Livingston Manor, now Columbia Co. (then Albany Co.) New York. He received a pension from the government. Will you kindly give me all of the that was recorded in procuring his pension.
Yours Resp. K. C. Elliott.

Le Boix, Penna. June 22 nd 1886.
Com. of Pensions
Dear Sir:- In answer to the enclosed I will state that I have been looking up the genealogy of the Elliott family, and as W m Elliott is my great grandfather, I desire to obtain what information I can in regard to him and also, if possible, of his father, Joseph Elliott, another Revolutionary soldier. I intended to keep a copy of the information I might get of W m Elliott and also send another copy to John E. Elliott of Conn. who is now gathering facts with the intention of writing a book on the genealogy of all those whose names are Elliott.
I remain
Yours Resp. W. L. Elliott

Memos. O. W. End St. Div.  I. A. P. Ex'r. _____ No. _____ _____ _____ Co. _____ Reg't _____ _____ :o: _____ Return this letter with your reply.
 Department of the Interior.  PENSION OFFICE. 
Washington, D.C. June 18th, 1886.
Sir:
In answer to your application for information of William Elliott, a Revolutionary soldier, it is requested that you will state the object of the inquiry and the use that is intended to be made of the information.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Mr. W. C. Elliott Du Bois Clearfield Co. Penns.

Dubois April 6 th 1884 John L. Black Washington D.C.
Dear Sir any Information you can give Mr W. C. Elliott will be a favor conferred on me I remain
Respectfully
J. P. Taylor P.M.

MINERS and SHIPPERS OF GAS AND STEAM COAL AND COKE FROM THE ROCHESTER MINES, CLEARFIELD CO., PA.
S. B. ELLIOTT - GEN'L MANAGER.
OFFICE OF BELL, LEWIS & YATES,
Du Bois, Pa. April 6 th 1886.
Mr. John C. Black, Pension Com., Washington D. C.
Dear Sir; - I have been looking up the history of my ancestors, and among them is William Elliott, born at Albany, Columbia Co., New York August 14 th , 1752 - Died at Rome, Bradford County Penna. March 31 st , 1847. He fought in the Revolutionary war and drew a pension afterwards as a Revolutionary soldier.
You would greatly accommodate me by examining the records at Washington and find out for me, when he enlisted and where, when he received his discharge, what company, regiment, etc he belong to, his commanding general, whether he held an office in the service and if so, what one or not, his occupation, his father's occupation, his description, and in fact, any thing else you can give me in regard to him. His father, Jos. Elliott was either

born in Ireland or England, and died either in Auburn, Columbia Co., NY, or in Rome Bradford Co., Penna. He served in Revolution, and I believe was a captain. I think he died before the government gave pensions. But at any rate you would greatly accommodate me by giving looking the records and finding, if you can, the information I desire about Wm Elliott. Also when he was born and at what town or city, also when and where he died. Please give Wm Elliott's mother's name and any thing else that might be about her that you can.
By answering the foregoing, you will do me a great favor, as I have considerable trouble in looking up the genealogy of the family.
Hoping that I may receive a favorable reply,
I remain,
Yours Resp.
W. C. Elliott
P.S. I should like to know the amount of pensions received. W. C. E.

June 9-1897-History to Mr. W. C. Elliott Reynoldsville, Penna-
Oct. 17-1902 C. Rotherly - Toads. Pa 1915. Aug. 12. History to Mrs. E. E. Maynard. For 1850-1860. History of Reynoldsville Pa. 1850-1860
See item
12861 INVALID.
File No. 12. 861
William Elliott Pa. Rail road
Act: June 7 th 1852.
Index:—Vol. _____, Page _____
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
Pay
309
REJECTED
P.O.
William Elliott
Service:
Consolidated with admitted case of same soldier File 12,861
Enlisted: _____ OK _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleged

State of Pennsylvania
Bradford County ss: Personally appeared before me the undersigned a justice of the peace in & for the county of Bradford aforesaid. William Elliott who being duly sworn deponeth and saith that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below and in the following grades. For five years and five months I served as an artificer or furnaceman at the Ansonia Furnace, for seven months I served as a private volunteer militiaman and for such service I claim a pension. This deponent further deponeth and saith that the court before whom his declaration was made to wit the Orphans' court of Bradford County have certified that no clergyman could be conveniently procured who had knowledge of the facts, and further that there are but very few regularly settled clergymen in the county where he resides. It being a new county. That there is no clergyman in his immediate vicinity, nor does he know that there is any clergyman now living who has knowledge of the facts which are certified to by William Myer & Samuel Woodruff. The said William Myer & Samuel Woodruff both reside in Wysox Township Bradford County aforesaid.
Sworn subscribed the 3 rd day of May A D 1833 before me
D F Barstow Jus Peace
William Elliott

State of Pennsylvania
Bradford County ss: I D F Barstow one of the justices of the peace in and for said county before whom the within affidavit of William Elliott is taken forsworn do certify that the said William is a person of credibility. that his reputation for truth and veracity in the neighborhood where he resides is perfectly good that full faith and credit may be given to his statements Witness my hand seal this 3 day of May AD 1833
D F Barstow
Philip Price. Esq.
the third day of May AD 1833
State of Pennsylvania Bradford County ss: I James J Bell brother of the court of common pleas of Bradford county aforesaid do certify that D F Barstow is an acting justice of the peace in and for the said county that I am well acquainted with his handwriting and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand to this seal

On this — 19 th day of February 1845 — personally appeared before me one of the Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Bradford County. William Elliott a resident of Rome in the County of Bradford and State of Pennsylvania, aged fifty three years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to claim the benefits of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as here in stated under Gen. Schuyler, Brigadier Gen. Lynchland and Major Gen. Brock Colonel Peter of Co. 1 st Regt. That he entered the service about the month of May 1775, and left it at the close of the war. that at the time he entered the service, he lived in Salem, Livingston's Manor N.Y. that he was a volunteer; that he marched to Skeensborough under Capt. Palmer and there met our forces retreating; that his regiment retreated thence to Little Falls & thence to Virginia island & thence back to Fort Edward; and that from there he went back to his former employment in the furnace in Livingston's Manor by an written order from Gen. Gates stating that as regarded his land, he should face the same as if he were alive. that he was born in Livingston's Manor August 2 nd 1752. That he has a record of his age in a certain book that he lived at Ancram Columbia Co. N.Y. till 1804 that immediately after he lived in W. of two years and since that time in Rome. That he received a discharge signed by Robert Livingston the owner and conductor of the furnace, and that he never got into my debt.

and destroyed it with his other papers, and that he is known to Peter Allen, Joseph Loundy, cler. gysman: That he has no documentary evidence in support of his claim
He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity, except the present, and that his name is on the Pension roll of the Agency of the State of Pennsylvania only
The interlineation at the bottom of the "19 th line" under "Capt. Bulner" made before signing
Sworn & Subscribed before me this 19 Feb. 1845 with his mark
William his Elliott mark
John Bull Opposite Judge
I certify that from the debilitated appearance of the above named deponent that he is unable to attend Court in person - that I have been acquainted with him for several years & that he has borne a good character and is a respectable citizen of Rome Township and that his statement may be fully relied upon
John Bull Opposite Judge
Rome. Feb. 19. 1845